East St. Louis, IL

History

In East St. Louis, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad had a 50,000 square foot freight house and team tracks next to the Eads Railroad Bridge. An engine maintenance facility and a railroad yard were east of the Relay Depot at 3rd street. The railway ended at the Wiggins Ferry terminal on the Mississippi River front. The Terminal Railway Association provided connections to the L & N's offline freight station in North St. Louis. In 1922, its market share was 4.6% of east side railway business and 1.6% of the St Louis-East St. Louis area.

The East St. Louis Freight House had 483 door openings on the track side while 364 were found on the team side. There were 3 tracks that could hold 39 cars on the house side. The team side consisted of 2 tracks with a 30 car capacity.

1922 Engineers Committee Report, St. Louis-East St. Louis Railroad Terminals